soft-boiledadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɒf(t)ˈbɔɪld/, U.S.

/ˌsɔf(t)ˈbɔɪld/,

/ˌsɑf(t)ˈbɔɪld/

Forms: see soft adj. and boiled adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soft adv., boiled adj.

Etymology: < soft adv. + boiled adj. Compare later soft-boil v. With sense 2 compare earlier hard-boiled adj. 2.

1. Boiled until soft; spec. (of an egg) boiled for a short time until the yolk is cooked but still soft or liquid.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [adjective] > cooked (of specific food) > eggs

rearlOE

harda1425

poachedc1450

soft-boiled1577

hard-boiled1589

rare1655

rath egg1684

in the shell1692

dropped1824

rumpled1896

1577 Hill's Gardeners Labyrinth ii. iv. 19 The Hearbe so tender and soft boyled..and eaten of the patient..remoueth diuers swellings.

1633 T. James Strange Voy. 72 If we tooke one aliue,..him we boyled, and made broth for the weakest sick men of him: the flesh of it being soft boyled they did eate also.

1655 N. Culpeper et al. tr. L. Rivière Pract. Physick xvii. ii. v. 587 Let the patient therefore use..new Egs soft boiled.

1657 W. Carr tr. L. Rivière Universal Body Physick iii. §2. iii. 122 New bread, very white, and well baked, soft boiled egges,..&c.

1771 C. R. Hopson tr. J. G. Zimmermann Treat. Dysentery vi. 101 Many took powdered tormentil root,..others gun-powder in a soft boiled egg.

1840 Eclectic Jrnl. Med. 4 91 Symptoms of violent distress in the stomach coming on, M. Portal gave him first a large quantity of soft-boiled cabbage.

1852 Monthly Jrnl. Med. Sci. Mar. 259 Took for breakfast tea and toast, and a soft-boiled egg.

1948 W. Stevens Let. 2 Apr. (1967) 582 How good grated Parmesan is on soft-boiled eggs.

1986 J. Hendry Becoming Japanese i. 36 A bowl of soft-boiled rice, a special fish, and a pair of brand new chopsticks.

2001 Independent 1 Oct. (Review section) 1/3 Dipping teeny little toast soldiers into soft-boiled eggs.

2. figurative. Gentle, tender-hearted, sentimental; not tough and cynical; naive, impractical. Cf. hard-boiled adj. 2.In quot. 1859 humorous; cf. softshell adj. 2, soft n. 6.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > gentleness or mildness > [adjective]

stillc825

tamec888

nesheOE

mildeOE

softOE

lithea1000

daftc1000

methefulOE

sefteOE

meekc1175

benign1377

pleasablea1382

mytha1400

tendera1400

unfelona1400

mansuetea1425

meeta1425

gentlec1450

moy1487

placablea1522

facile1539

effeminate1594

silver1596

mildya1603

unmalicious1605

uncruel1611

maliceless1614

tender-hefteda1616

unpersecutive1664

baby-milda1845

rose water1855

turtlish1855

unvindictive1857

soft-boiled1859

tenderful1901

soft-lining1967

the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > artless, guileless, or innocent > and impractical or trusting

soft-boiled1859

starry-eyed1878

dewy-eyed1938

dewy1958

1859 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Weekly Republican 19 Jan. 8/1 Democrats, hards, soft-boiled, scrambled, and fried.

1880 Medina (Ohio) County Gaz. 23 July 7/3 A single set of soft-boiled resolutions.

a1930 D. H. Lawrence Last Poems (1932) 258 O you hard-boiled conservatives and you soft-boiled liberals Don't you see how you make bolshevism inevitable?

1978 D. Grylls Guardians & Angels iv. 142 Dickens['s]..pantheon is crammed with a soft-boiled array of credulous infantile adults.

2014 Times (Nexis) 4 Nov. 9 Teddy Kempner, a soft-boiled gumshoe à la Philip Marlowe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	soft-boiled
释义	soft-boiledadj. Brit. /ˌsɒf(t)ˈbɔɪld/, U.S. /ˌsɔf(t)ˈbɔɪld/, /ˌsɑf(t)ˈbɔɪld/ Forms: see soft adj. and boiled adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: soft adv., boiled adj. Etymology: < soft adv. + boiled adj. Compare later soft-boil v. With sense 2 compare earlier hard-boiled adj. 2. 1. Boiled until soft; spec. (of an egg) boiled for a short time until the yolk is cooked but still soft or liquid. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [adjective] > cooked (of specific food) > eggs rearlOE harda1425 poachedc1450 soft-boiled1577 hard-boiled1589 rare1655 rath egg1684 in the shell1692 dropped1824 rumpled1896 1577 Hill's Gardeners Labyrinth ii. iv. 19 The Hearbe so tender and soft boyled..and eaten of the patient..remoueth diuers swellings. 1633 T. James Strange Voy. 72 If we tooke one aliue,..him we boyled, and made broth for the weakest sick men of him: the flesh of it being soft boyled they did eate also. 1655 N. Culpeper et al. tr. L. Rivière Pract. Physick xvii. ii. v. 587 Let the patient therefore use..new Egs soft boiled. 1657 W. Carr tr. L. Rivière Universal Body Physick iii. §2. iii. 122 New bread, very white, and well baked, soft boiled egges,..&c. 1771 C. R. Hopson tr. J. G. Zimmermann Treat. Dysentery vi. 101 Many took powdered tormentil root,..others gun-powder in a soft boiled egg. 1840 Eclectic Jrnl. Med. 4 91 Symptoms of violent distress in the stomach coming on, M. Portal gave him first a large quantity of soft-boiled cabbage. 1852 Monthly Jrnl. Med. Sci. Mar. 259 Took for breakfast tea and toast, and a soft-boiled egg. 1948 W. Stevens Let. 2 Apr. (1967) 582 How good grated Parmesan is on soft-boiled eggs. 1986 J. Hendry Becoming Japanese i. 36 A bowl of soft-boiled rice, a special fish, and a pair of brand new chopsticks. 2001 Independent 1 Oct. (Review section) 1/3 Dipping teeny little toast soldiers into soft-boiled eggs. 2. figurative. Gentle, tender-hearted, sentimental; not tough and cynical; naive, impractical. Cf. hard-boiled adj. 2.In quot. 1859 humorous; cf. softshell adj. 2, soft n. 6. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > gentleness or mildness > [adjective] stillc825 tamec888 nesheOE mildeOE softOE lithea1000 daftc1000 methefulOE sefteOE meekc1175 benign1377 pleasablea1382 mytha1400 tendera1400 unfelona1400 mansuetea1425 meeta1425 gentlec1450 moy1487 placablea1522 facile1539 effeminate1594 silver1596 mildya1603 unmalicious1605 uncruel1611 maliceless1614 tender-hefteda1616 unpersecutive1664 baby-milda1845 rose water1855 turtlish1855 unvindictive1857 soft-boiled1859 tenderful1901 soft-lining1967 the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > artless, guileless, or innocent > and impractical or trusting soft-boiled1859 starry-eyed1878 dewy-eyed1938 dewy1958 1859 Fort Wayne (Indiana) Weekly Republican 19 Jan. 8/1 Democrats, hards, soft-boiled, scrambled, and fried. 1880 Medina (Ohio) County Gaz. 23 July 7/3 A single set of soft-boiled resolutions. a1930 D. H. Lawrence Last Poems (1932) 258 O you hard-boiled conservatives and you soft-boiled liberals Don't you see how you make bolshevism inevitable? 1978 D. Grylls Guardians & Angels iv. 142 Dickens['s]..pantheon is crammed with a soft-boiled array of credulous infantile adults. 2014 Times (Nexis) 4 Nov. 9 Teddy Kempner, a soft-boiled gumshoe à la Philip Marlowe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1577
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